AMUSEMENTS.

Evening Star, Issue 4316, 27 December 1876, Page 2

AMUSEMENTS.

THE QUEEN'S THEATBE was crowded ia all parts last evening, and so olose *»■Jt that several people were unable to bear the WhiSiaTJ. ST«3F Ob»t*a- Blanche, or X w? *!"• bofttd * fo * the Christmas holittl * ttßual Pintoiniuie. The tht^j^i the , bur 'W waß decidedly weak, but the many pleasing introduced arias served to fall* counterbalance this defect. woVo, sto»2 one, the full services of the company belnVcSlei into requisition. Mis* Howarde w pS Lardi Dardi dressed superbly and threw mo e^nlrgylJ i^t^rST W « & Ve , been °^Bton?e y d to »ee ner snow. The song " Nicodomus" was vnaifar. Herhe ! S ' *SSS B anf Miss «ye as -Uragonetta were well smted. Tke audtnnrn ™*J**V* «ith thf panto! SZ«Li™ y ha 2 W m t0 tbe , to enjoy n*™*Z?*L. " one is <«> judge by the SAT* 7 laUgh6 whick greited 8 the sue! IT * H a ?|>ea«aces of Clown, Pantaloon, Harle££,^l Co \ a ? bine «»«» can be little doubt that thrLilWn»M t .5 IBappoi,ltea ' , The deaorvedly applauded, ine * ST? Who Was entras ted with their train. wffkiT *t b * co n ßratulated on the manner in Sir, J oun ?aters went through their E^*2 ng, i_ The cTown and Pantaloon seemed ?> Ofl strange to the pantomime business: out, from the creditab'e manner in which they shaped, we have little doubt that they will improve on acquaintance. Miss Nye was a pleasing colum. bu e, and her dancing was greatly admired. Tue scenery was particularly good, the transformation sceneß being capitally executed. The performance was under the patronage of the Dunedin Fire Brlgade, but the allusion to their appearance in other quarters was certainly not in good keeping. "The White Cat" should have a lengthened run. PBINCESS'S THEATRE. At the Prinoess's Theatre last evening Mr DarreU produced the original pantomime " Tru-ku- 1 len-tos, the first performance of which passed off to the entire satisfaction of a crowded audience We are compelled to hold over a lengthy notice.